"Old Joe" soldier on Gainesville Square

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Posted by seagrove770 on Mar 08, 2009

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boone Gainesville, GA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #1 Mar 8, 2011 this sucks. there is no info about what the heck old joe is.
ejecto Gainesville, GA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #2 Mar 8, 2011 Old Joe has been on the square since the late 19th century. The Daughters of the Confederacy raised the money for Joe. He is facing North, ready to defend against Northern invaders. Ironically, Joe is modeled after a Union soldier from the Spanish-American war period. His kit bag has "US" on it and his rifle is a model made after the civil war. The only difference Joe has from other statues up North is the "CS" on his belt buckle. Say it ain't so, Joe! He is (mostly) a yankee!
haha Gainesville, GA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #3 Mar 9, 2011 anyday now, they will be removing these statues from courthouses and squares all over the south. Claining they are tributes to slavery and racial hatred..
Barry Gainesville, GA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #4 Mar 12, 2011 And when they try I will be chained to it.
jim Gainesville, GA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #5 Jan 9, 2012 I have artist's ink drawing for those interested.
Hoseas Ghost Winder, GA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #6 Jan 13, 2012 Old Joe was a slave owner, so he's got to go. He needs to be melted down, and recast as Kwanzaa ornaments. Payback for 400 years of oppression, and George Bush making Hurricane Katrina get us.
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